wring

Noun

• a twisting squeeze
  • gave the wet cloth a wring
    

Verb

• twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid
  • wring the towels
    

• obtain by coercion or intimidation
  • They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss
    
  • They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him
    

• twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
  • Wring one's hand
    

• twist and press out of shape

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  squeeze , extort , rack , gouge , wrench , contort , deform , distort